On Apr 15th, Crystal Palace and Southampton will play a match in Southampton in a clash of the Premier League. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 20th placed Southampton is fresh off their 1-4 loss against Manchester City. Erling Braut Håland struck first for Manchester City in the 45th minute on a feed from Kevin De Bruyne, then Jack Grealish added another in the 58th minute. Southampton looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while crystal Palace sits at 12th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 5-1 win against Leeds United. Patrick Bamford struck first for Leeds United in the 21st minute, then Marc Guehi tied it up for Crystal Palace in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time Finally they completed the comback in the 53rd minute on a goal by Jordan Ayew to cap off a wild match. Crystal Palace looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Southampton won by a score of 2 to 1. Odsonne Édouard scored the first goal for Crystal Palace in the 14th minute, but James Ward-Prowse got the equalizer for Southampton in the 37th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 68th minute on a goal by Adam Armstrong.
Crystal Palace’s most prolific scorer has been Jordan Ayew. The Ghanaian attacker has netted two goals over the last five matches. James Ward-Prowse and Theo Walcott are the top scorers for Southampton in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats
Southampton will be without Che Adams, Valentino Livramento and Juan Larios Lopez, while Wilfried Zaha and Guaita are unavailable to play for Roy Hodgson’s team.